The China Experience: China Culture Index

CHINESE CULTURE

The China Experience: China Culture Index -

Food and drink, dance, music, philosophy, architecture, literature, festivals, clothing, arts and crafts, and more.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 3-6 | Subject: China ]

China the Beautiful: Chinese Art and Literature -

The web site for 5,000 years of Chinese cultural heritage - Just a tiny bit of it anyway. For a quick tour of the website, may I suggest that you click one of the buttons on the left. To see all of this site ... The bulk of "China the Beautiful" are presented in two main rooms: China Room and Chinese Reading Room.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 3-6 | Subject: China ]

China Today -

The Most Comprehensive Information Base On Today's China, including: Armed Force and National Defense; Art and Entertainment; Banking and Finance; Culture and Ethnic; Diplomatic Missions in China; Education, Women and Children; Government Agencies and Services; and more.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 7+ | Subject: China ]

China -

China Provides more than five link pages on Education and Research, History and Culture, Economy and Politics, Nature and Mankind, and Tours and Entertainment.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 7+ | Subject: China ]

Chinese Historical and Cultural Project -

The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project aims to promote and preserve Chinese and Chinese-American history and culture.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 0-2 | Subject: China ]

Traditional Chinese Culture in Taiwan -

From the Government Information Office of Taiwan, comes this terrific overview of traditional Chinese arts. Clothing, jade, tea, pottery, architecture, furniture and Chinese dance are but a few of the subjects covered. Embroidery, for example, is one of the oldest Chinese handicrafts. Historical documents record its use as early as 2255 B.C., and archaeologists have found embroidery from the Shang dynasty (1766 B.C. to 1122 B.C.).

[ Illustrations: no | Reading Level: 7+ | Subject: China ]

The Treasures of China -

When people think about "The Treasures of China," they usually picture a beautiful pagoda with golden dragons, or a gleaming statue of the Buddha, or the Great Wall's winding ribbon. But the true treasure of China is its complexity. During "The Treasures of China" you will uncover several aspects that might give you insights on such different things as the richness of China's cultural heritage, the wealth of its current economic boom, and the tarnishing that mars China's treatment of some of its people.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 3-6 | Subject: China ]

CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND HISTORY

China -- A Country Study -

A lengthy study of China's political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 7+ | Subject: China ]

China Today -

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 7+ | Subject: China ]

China -

China Provides more than five link pages on Education and Research, History and Culture, Economy and Politics, Nature and Mankind, and Tours and Entertainment.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 7+ | Subject: China ]

Chinese Historical and Cultural Project -

The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project aims to promote and preserve Chinese and Chinese-American history and culture.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 0-2 | Subject: China ]

Chinese History in the Virtual Classroom -

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 3-6 | Subject: China ]

Condensed China: Chinese History for Beginners -

"Condensed China is an introduction to Chinese history. It exists to inform, enlighten, and attract netizens interested in China...This is more like ''Chinese History: the Cliff Notes version" or "Chinese History's Greatest Hits" than a full-fledged history."

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 7+ | Subject: China ]

Construction of the Great Wall Begins -

Brief history of the construction of the Great Wall of China. From the China and East Asia Chronology from North Park University in Chicago.

[ Illustrations: some | Reading Level: 7+ | Subject: China ]

Who Invented it? When? China -

Modern Chinese, themselves, sometimes are surprised to realize that modern agriculture, shipping, astronomical observatories, decimal mathematics, paper money, umbrellas, wheelbarrows, multi-stage rockets, brandy and whiskey, the game of chess, and much more, all came from China. This information has been compiled by the work of Joseph Needham and his collegues in a study of ancient Chinese books on science, technology and medicine. His research has been published in the massive, and yet to be completed, multi-volume Science and Civilisation in China.

[ Illustrations: no | Reading Level: 3-6 | Subject: China ]

Picturing Power: Posters of the Cultural Revolution

An exhibit of 74 poster images from the Cultural Revolution in China. Each poster includes artist and date, if known, and a brief description. From the University of Westminster Centre for the Study of Democracy, U.K. and Indiana University.

Subjects: Posters, Chinese | China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976

MARTIAL ARTS

Multiple sites listed

MUSIC

The Great Empire of China (The Internet Chinese Music Archive)

The Silk Road Project

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma founded this project that focuses on the musical history and traditions of those along the ancient silk road trading route.

Chinese folkdance company (New York)

The Instrument Encyclopedia

What is a daraboukkeh? Or a balalaika? Find out at this site, which features musical instruments from around the world.

Taiwan Yearbook: Culture

Information on folk arts, painting, calligraphy, chop carving, Chinese opera, written language, music, festivals, dance, cinema, woodblock printing, literature, puppetry, and much more. From the Taiwan government Web site.

Subjects: Taiwan -- Civilization -- Chinese influences | Arts, Chinese -- Taiwan

A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization

"The goal of this 'visual sourcebook' is to add to the material teachers can use to help their students understand Chinese history, culture, and society." Features a timeline with links to information and images, and essays on topics such as ancient tombs, Buddhism, clothing, and gardens. Includes maps, discussion questions, and bibliographies. From the University of Washington.

Subjects: China -- Civilization | China -- History | Arts, Chinese

Bay Area Cantonese Opera

This site is "dedicated to promoting and discussing Cantonese Opera in the Bay Area." Features background information about the "traditional Chinese art form that involves music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and acting," along with a special article about Cantonese opera costumes. Site includes announcements and reviews of performances in the Bay Area, and biographies and backstage interviews with performers. In English and Chinese.

Subjects: Operas, Chinese -- China -- Guangdong Sheng | Opera -- California -- San Francisco

FROM MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY HOMEWORK CENTER

CHINA - country sites

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